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Yes, exactly. You don't need to understand quantum mechanics to understand most biological processes (within the limits of our current knowledge). Biologists do

by shoyer 13y ago

Yes, exactly. You don't need to understand quantum mechanics to understand most biological processes (within the limits of our current knowledge). Biologists don't need to learn quantum mechanics.

dnautics 13y ago
that is not true at all. I'm engineering a better hydrogenase and had to explain marcus theory to the biology profs (i.e. all of them, since I work at a biology institute). Totally hopeless, because they didn't know quantum. Knowing quantum from chemistry, I taught the basic principles to myself in a few minutes.
- cma 13y ago
  He said most. Look at what the Anton CPU can do with just force fields and spring modeled bonds. They have found some cases where quantum matters, buy not all.
  - dnautics 13y ago
    electron transfer is a basic concept in metabolism, my specific application notwithstanding.
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